Italians (mostly) love Elena Ferrante’s new novel. Here’s what Americans can expect.

“The Lying Life of Adults” arrives in the United States in June: An Italian reader’s spoiler-free preview. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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With 100,000 Pieces of Content at Launch, Mode.com Expects 25 Million Monthly Users

Just one year after rebranding from Glam Media, Mode Media is bringing all of its brands together on one site where it hopes to build the "largest native feed distribution platform outside of Facebook." At its second Digital Content NewFronts presentation today, Mode unveiled its new... Continue reading at AdWeek

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Courtney Love is sued by a music journalist who worked on her yet to be published memoir. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Latin American Digital Markets to Rise 10-15% by 2020

A new report from German ebook distribution platform quantifies the anticipated growth of digital publishing across Latin America. The post Latin American Digital Markets to Rise 10-15% by 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Cookbook Love Story: PW Talks to the ‘Honey & Co.’ Husband and Wife Duo

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Love to Talk About "Trust," But What Do They Mean?

Trust is currency when it comes to media. Facing the specter of a tough ad market, many top publishers fall back on “trust” as a differentiator — and excuse for higher ad rates.   “We consider ourselves mo ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I'm a grown-up, but I still love colouring books

I always loved colouring in as a child, but gave up the habit as an adult. Now I’ve returned to it – and judging from sales figures, it seems I’m far from aloneColouring books for adults top Amazon bestseller listWhat’s your favourite colour? It’s a question children ask each other so often we... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers’ love-hate relationship with Drudge Report

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[ Digiday | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AdWeek | 2015-03-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Advertising Age | 2015-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new memoir by Julie Andrews will reportedly cover the time period in which she starred in such films as 'The Sound of Music,' 'Mary Poppins,' and 'Victor/Victoria.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new memoir from Julie Andrews expected in fall 2017

The new memoir by Julie Andrews will reportedly cover the time period in which she starred in such films as 'The Sound of Music,' 'Mary Poppins,' and 'Victor/Victoria.' Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2015-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Guardian | 2015-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Digiday | 2015-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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